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Isn’t that model illegal in the US?

• manigandham 7y ago
  No, why would it be? Any company can own real estate. Here's a more in-depth article explaining it: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/05/secret-tokyos-rail-success/2044/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/05/secret-tokyos...
• alteria 7y ago
  The big transcontinental railroads own several feet around the railroad, which is prime real estate for cables and the like.
  • vidanay 7y ago
    Historical note: A significant portion of that land was granted by the US government in the 19th century to incentivize westward expansion.
  • beerandt 7y ago
    I think you mean several miles. Which is why the PLSS grid looks like a checkerboard out west. Alternating sections for the public and the RR companies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land)
• evanelias 7y ago
  It's legal and it's a model being increasingly adopted in the US, for better or worse. In the NYC metro area, both Port Authority and NJ Transit are visibly leaning on this model to drive revenue.